I'm right in the middle of a trip like you're planning - we've done about 5000 miles so far with about the same again to go. I'm writing this from a hotel in Vegas (yes I know!) and we're heading off to Los Angeles tomorrow. I'm happy to give you any advice / help I can but you asked a lot of questions and it'll take forever to tap out a comprehensive reply on my IPad. I'll try to do bits as and when I get the chance but in general there's nothing in your plans that couldn't work.
First bit of advice - don't underestimate how big the U.S. is. Orlando to L.A. via the Grand Canyon and other photogenic stuff in the area is a really long way. With your time scale you'll be driving past stuff you really want to spend time at. Some US friends I showed your post to gave the "Irish" response - if I was him I wouldn't start from there, but I know how much of a non negotiable item something like Disney or Universal can be from our previous US trip. This time we had Graceland as the "don't argue" destination (and it was really good!).
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